Herb Library

Iris verna

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, liver aid, urinary aid, cathartic. Documented among Cherokee, Creek.

Genista tinctoria

Traditional medicinal plant used for cancer, diuretic, emetic, home-remedy, laxative, purgative, sudorific, wen.

Solidago nemoralis

Native American medicinal plant used as liver aid, kidney aid, burn dressing, dermatological aid, disinfectant. Documented among Houma, Iroquois, Mahuna.

Asclepias engelmanniana

Native American medicinal plant used as respiratory aid. Documented among Navajo, Kayenta.

Smilax auriculata

Native American medicinal plant used as other. Documented among Seminole.

Solidago gigantea

A medicinal plant (Solidago gigantea) from the Asteraceae family used in traditional medicine.

Thalictrum dioicum

Native American medicinal plant used as antidiarrheal, antiemetic, eye medicine, heart medicine, other. Documented among Cherokee, Iroquois.

Geastrum sp.

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, ear medicine. Documented among Isleta, Keres, Western.

Sisyrinchium atlanticum

Native American medicinal plant used as gynecological aid. Documented among Menominee.

Elymus hystrix

Native American medicinal plant used as ceremonial medicine. Documented among Iroquois.

Populus deltoides

Native American medicinal plant used as strengthener, gynecological aid, cold remedy, dermatological aid, venereal aid, anthelmintic. Documented among Delaware, Delaware, Oklahoma, Flathead.

Hybanthus concolor

Native American medicinal plant used as veterinary aid. Documented among Iroquois.

Dennstaedtia punctilobula

Native American medicinal plant used as febrifuge, antihemorrhagic. Documented among Cherokee, Mahuna.

Tsuga canadensis

Traditional medicinal plant used for astringent, cold, cough, diaphoretic, flu, medicine, scurvy, sore, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Ostrya virginiana

Native American medicinal plant used as blood medicine, orthopedic aid, toothache remedy, antihemorrhagic, antirheumatic (external), cough medicine. Documented among Cherokee, Chippewa, Delaware, Ontario.

Dirca palustris

Native American medicinal plant used as laxative, cathartic, dermatological aid, pulmonary aid, analgesic, blood medicine. Documented among Algonquin, Quebec, Chippewa, Iroquois.

Thelypteris palustris

Native American medicinal plant used as gynecological aid. Documented among Iroquois.

Phoradendron serotinum

Traditional medicinal plant used for chill, fever, poison, prostration.

Eriogonum fasciculatum

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, eye medicine, gastrointestinal aid, urinary aid, antidiarrheal, emetic. Documented among Coahuilla, Costanoan, Diegueno.

Toxicodendron radicans

Native American medicinal plant used as tonic. Documented among Houma.

Ribes cynosbati

Native American medicinal plant used as gynecological aid, eye medicine. Documented among Meskwaki, Potawatomi.

Cercis canadensis

Native American medicinal plant used as febrifuge, pulmonary aid, respiratory aid, antiemetic. Documented among Alabama, Cherokee, Delaware.

Penstemon laevigatus

Native American medicinal plant used as gastrointestinal aid. Documented among Cherokee.

Forestiera acuminata

Native American medicinal plant used as panacea. Documented among Houma.

Saxifraga pensylvanica

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, blood medicine, ceremonial medicine, kidney aid, panacea. Documented among Cherokee, Iroquois.

Calycanthus floridus

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, emetic, eye medicine, pediatric aid, poison, urinary aid. Documented among Cherokee.

Euonymus atropurpurea

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, eye medicine, cathartic, gynecological aid. Documented among Meskwaki, Mohegan, Winnebago.

Digitaria setigera

Native American medicinal plant used as antihemorrhagic, eye medicine, laxative, pediatric aid, strengthener. Documented among Hawaiian.

Cymbopogon flexuosus

Traditional medicinal plant used for cholera, repellant(insect), rheumatic.

Mimulus eastwoodiae

Native American medicinal plant used as anticonvulsive. Documented among Navajo, Kayenta.

Arenaria eastwoodiae

Native American medicinal plant used as emetic. Documented among Hopi.

Asplenium platyneuron

A medicinal plant (Asplenium platyneuron) from the Aspleniaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Valeriana edulis

Native American medicinal plant used as poison, antirheumatic (external), dermatological aid, analgesic, anthelmintic, hemostat. Documented among Blackfoot, Gosiute, Menominee.

Argentina egedii

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, eye medicine. Documented among Kwakiutl.

Sambucus nigra (wine)

Traditional elderberry wine — fermented elderberry. Retains anthocyanins while adding probiotic benefits of fermentation. Old European folk medicine staple.

Polemonium elegans

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid. Documented among Thompson.

Argyreia speciosa

Traditional medicinal plant used for alterative, boil, diarrhea, dysentery, nerves, poultice, rheumatism, rubefacient, and other conditions. Known from ethnobotanical records across multiple cultures.

Pedicularis groenlandica

Native American medicinal plant used as cough medicine. Documented among Cheyenne.

Bursera microphylla

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, panacea. Documented among Cahuilla.

Solidago ulmifolia

Native American medicinal plant used as stimulant. Documented among Meskwaki.

Sideritis pauli

A medicinal plant (Sideritis pauli) from the Lamiaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Stachys mexicana

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, tonic. Documented among Green River Group, Puyallup, Saanich.

Sphaeralcea emoryi

Native American medicinal plant used as antidiarrheal. Documented among Pima.

Picea engelmannii

Native American medicinal plant used as ceremonial medicine, emetic, respiratory aid, tuberculosis remedy, cancer treatment, cough medicine. Documented among Navajo, Ramah, Okanagan-Colville, Thompson.

Entada rheedii

Pan-tropical vine used in multiple African traditional medicine systems for dream enhancement and wound healing. Seed inner flesh applied to skin conditions. Bark decoction for diarrhea. Used by South African sangomas and West African healers for divination dreams.

Enterolobium contortisiliquum

South American tree with ear-shaped pods used in Brazilian and Argentine folk medicine for respiratory conditions, wound healing, and as soap substitute. Bark contains saponins. Fruit decoction for cough and bronchitis. Contains enterolobine.

Rhodiola integrifolia

Native American medicinal plant used as oral aid. Documented among Eskimo, Alaska.

Aureolaria laevigata

Native American medicinal plant used as antidiarrheal, other. Documented among Cherokee.